THE PJOPS RETROCHART
We are taking a trip down memory lane
The Rules
- This is a retrochart which commenced week ending 5 January 1980.
- This week is week ending 21 June 1980. Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 11 June.
- Post in the thread or start a new conversation with me with your top 10/20/100 songs of each week.
- Each week I will post a list of new entries and releases that are eligible to chart and links to international charts.
- The list will not be exhaustive and you are free to add any more obscure songs on your personal list released up to that date (within the prior 6 months) or songs contemporaneously charting on international charts. If you do I would appreciate any links to evidence the release date or chart history to update the archive.
- You are free to use your own personal charts from the time (if you have them) or create an updated list for this chart.
- Please rank your songs from your favourite downwards. (eg #1 down to #100)
- Your #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points etc
- The weekly PJOPS Retrochart is compiled from accumulated points each week.
- It would be fantastic if you could regularly contribute lists but understandably there may be weeks you can not. If someone fails to contribute towards a weekly chart their previous week’s choices will be frozen and contribute to the chart but the points will be halved. This is to prevent wild fluctuations in chart positions depending on contributions.
Retrochart w/e 21/06/80
01 06 01 04 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees
NEW NUMBER ONE
02 01 01 05 We Are Glass Gary Numan
03 02 02 08 Messages OMD
04 05 04 06 Over You Roxy Music
05 04 02 08 Mirror In The Bathroom The Beat
06 71 06 02 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
07 09 07 16 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
08 07 06 07 You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Jona Lewie
09 03 01 12 A Forest The Cure
10 12 05 15 Rock Lobster B-52s
11 19 12 04 I'm Alive ELO
12 08 08 07 No Self Control Peter Gabriel
13 11 11 05 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
14 27 14 02 Play The Game Queen
15 10 03 09 Breathing Kate Bush
16 18 16 02 The Bed's Too Big Without You The Police
17 re 17 10 Empire State Human Human League
18 16 16 05 Rat Race The Specials
19
19 01 Sunset People Donna Summer
20 21 20 06 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson
21 29 17 08 Let's Go Round Again Average White Band
22 17 17 05 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
23 22 22 03 Breaking The Law Judas Priest
24 24 24 06 Crying Don McClean
25 23 23 06 Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) The M*A*S*H
26 14 07 07 Pulling Mussels Squeeze
27 51 27 03 Little Jeannie Elton John
28 31 01 19 Call Me Blondie
29
29 01 Could You Be Loved Bob Marley
30 20 20 04 Chinatown Thin Lizzy
31 133 31 01 Jump To The Beat Stacy Lattisaw
32 13 13 06 Rescue Echo & The Bunnymen
33 25 04 14 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners
34 15 06 10 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
35 30 30 03 Diskomo The Residents
36 35 35 03 D-a-a-ance The Lambrettas
37 37 37 06 You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
38 61 38 07 The Rose Bette Midler
39 32 32 06 Police & Thieves Junior Murvin
40 36 36 05 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
41 70 21 08 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
42 107 42 01 Fame Irene Cara
43 41 41 02 Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders) Yellow Magic Orchestra
44 45 44 03 Behind The Groove Teena Marie
45 76 45 05 Gonna Get Along Without You Now Viola Wills
46 85 46 04 Misunderstanding Genesis
47 44 21 10 Electricty OMD
48 50 48 03 New Amsterdam Elvis Costello & The Attractions
49 86 17 12 Sexy Dancer Prince
50 68 37 18 Wardance Killing Joke
We are taking a trip down memory lane

- This is a retrochart which commenced week ending 5 January 1980.
- This week is week ending 21 June 1980. Your deadline is MIDNIGHT Saturday 11 June.
- Post in the thread or start a new conversation with me with your top 10/20/100 songs of each week.
- Each week I will post a list of new entries and releases that are eligible to chart and links to international charts.
- The list will not be exhaustive and you are free to add any more obscure songs on your personal list released up to that date (within the prior 6 months) or songs contemporaneously charting on international charts. If you do I would appreciate any links to evidence the release date or chart history to update the archive.
- You are free to use your own personal charts from the time (if you have them) or create an updated list for this chart.
- Please rank your songs from your favourite downwards. (eg #1 down to #100)
- Your #1 gets 100 points, #2 gets 99 points etc
- The weekly PJOPS Retrochart is compiled from accumulated points each week.
- It would be fantastic if you could regularly contribute lists but understandably there may be weeks you can not. If someone fails to contribute towards a weekly chart their previous week’s choices will be frozen and contribute to the chart but the points will be halved. This is to prevent wild fluctuations in chart positions depending on contributions.
01 06 01 04 Christine Siouxsie & The Banshees



02 01 01 05 We Are Glass Gary Numan
03 02 02 08 Messages OMD
04 05 04 06 Over You Roxy Music
05 04 02 08 Mirror In The Bathroom The Beat
06 71 06 02 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John

07 09 07 16 Funkytown Lipps Inc.
08 07 06 07 You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties Jona Lewie
09 03 01 12 A Forest The Cure
10 12 05 15 Rock Lobster B-52s
11 19 12 04 I'm Alive ELO
12 08 08 07 No Self Control Peter Gabriel
13 11 11 05 Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime Korgis
14 27 14 02 Play The Game Queen

15 10 03 09 Breathing Kate Bush
16 18 16 02 The Bed's Too Big Without You The Police
17 re 17 10 Empire State Human Human League
18 16 16 05 Rat Race The Specials
19

20 21 20 06 Let's Get Serious Jermaine Jackson
21 29 17 08 Let's Go Round Again Average White Band
22 17 17 05 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys
23 22 22 03 Breaking The Law Judas Priest
24 24 24 06 Crying Don McClean
25 23 23 06 Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H) The M*A*S*H
26 14 07 07 Pulling Mussels Squeeze
27 51 27 03 Little Jeannie Elton John

28 31 01 19 Call Me Blondie
29

30 20 20 04 Chinatown Thin Lizzy
31 133 31 01 Jump To The Beat Stacy Lattisaw
32 13 13 06 Rescue Echo & The Bunnymen
33 25 04 14 Geno Dexy's Midnight Runners
34 15 06 10 She's Out Of My Life Michael Jackson
35 30 30 03 Diskomo The Residents
36 35 35 03 D-a-a-ance The Lambrettas
37 37 37 06 You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
38 61 38 07 The Rose Bette Midler

39 32 32 06 Police & Thieves Junior Murvin
40 36 36 05 Back Together Again Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
41 70 21 08 What's Another Year Johnny Logan
42 107 42 01 Fame Irene Cara
43 41 41 02 Computer Game (Theme From The Invaders) Yellow Magic Orchestra
44 45 44 03 Behind The Groove Teena Marie
45 76 45 05 Gonna Get Along Without You Now Viola Wills

46 85 46 04 Misunderstanding Genesis

47 44 21 10 Electricty OMD
48 50 48 03 New Amsterdam Elvis Costello & The Attractions
49 86 17 12 Sexy Dancer Prince

50 68 37 18 Wardance Killing Joke
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